The Malt and Hops Club

The Malt and Hops club is a group of friends who enjoy

sampling real ale
the countryside
good company

and to that end occasionally meet up at locations around the country to participate in such activities.

The membership of the group is a loose and flexible thing. Principal members are:

Phil Ashworth
Matt Holker
Rich Acton
Rick Garner

Recent special guest stars:

Andy Biggs
Nick Bowman

Some of the places we have been....

Feb 2006 - Polperro
Sep 2005 - Wolverhampton - Black Country Brewery Tap tour
Oct 2003 - Bishop's Castle - brew pubs
Masham - visiting the Theakston and Black Sheep breweries

A typical trip involves meeting up on a Friday evening, in a pub. Eating a large English breakfast on Saturday morning, followed by a pub crawl all day. Sunday begins with another breakfast, followed by a period examining a map of the local area to identify a suitable walking route which should include a pub and an artifact (e.g. ancient monument) to add a sense of achivement.

Full trip reports will (probably) (never) appear on this site, along with details of beers consumed, tasting notes and descriptions of the gastronomic delights that were encountered. Andy may recount the nightmare of the night hike one day too.